I'm currently working on a presentation that involves C# (and .NET). Is there some kind of official logo of the programming language? If so, do you know of a free image source? I tried google but to no avail.
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I don't know of an official logo for the C# language, however, there is a logo for the general "world" of .NET.
The current .NET logo is:
This was introduced sometime around the end of 2008. Here's the blog post from Microsoft's Scott Hanselman that details this:
However, regarding using the logo yourself, please see this Stack Overflow question (and specifically the accepted answer):
Can I use the .NET framework logo on my personal calling card?
In short, the answer is No. :(
Not for C#, but certainly for .NET
alt text http://www.microsoft.com/net/images/net-logo.jpg
If you're really after something to represent C# specifically then you could grab the .cs file icon that's used in Windows Explorer once Visual Studio has been installed.
If you're presenting on the 3.0 additions to the .NET framework then you might find the following graphic useful (it does, however use the old (pre-2008) .NET logo)
(source: dnzone.com)
i dont think if there is an official logo. if there was such a logo, all the books of c# would have it.
Visual C# is a Microsoft implementation of a programming language called C# (which is again, created by Microsoft which is approved as a standard by ISO and Ecma )
As others suggested, there is no specific logo for C#, may be go with .NET logo or something like this: alt text http://www.technologysolutionsgrove.com/tips/images/VisualCSharp2005Logo.jpg
Btw, beware of copyright issues.
You have to be very careful with the branding stuff from Microsoft, they are really restrictive as to what you are allowed to do with their logos.
If it's for marketing, I think you would be best looking for the certified for windows, server, sql server brandings, these mean more in the marketplace and MS are good about you getting them.
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